2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braeden West | SMU | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 6.00 | 86.00 |
| 2 | Darius Bradwell | Tulane | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 1 | 6.00 | 58.00 |
| 3 | Noah Vedral | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 5.00 | 37.00 |
| 4 | Nate Hopkins | UConn | FR | RB | 1 | 20 | 130 | 6.50 | 3 | 20.00 | 130.00 |
| 5 | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 1 | 12.00 | 71.00 |
| 6 | D.J. Gillins | SMU | JR | QB | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 2 | 6.00 | 34.00 |
| 7 | David Pindell | UConn | JR | QB | 1 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 33.00 |
| 8 | Mike Boone | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 100 | 5.26 | 1 | 19.00 | 100.00 |
| 9 | David Hood | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 21.00 |
| 10 | Stephon Huderson | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 7.00 | 36.00 |
| 11 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 1 | 16.00 | 77.00 |
| 12 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 23.00 |
| 13 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 14.00 | 63.00 |
| 13 | Jager Gardner | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 18.00 |
| 15 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 1 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 16.00 | 69.00 |
| 16 | Nick Sharga | Temple | SR | FB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 1 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 16 | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 18 | Xavier Jones | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 10.00 | 39.00 |
| 19 | Derrell Scott | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 1 | 12.00 | 45.00 |
| 20 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 1 | 18 | 67 | 3.72 | 0 | 18.00 | 67.00 |
| 21 | Darius Tice | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 2 | 16.00 | 57.00 |
| 22 | Sherman Badie | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 21.00 |
| 23 | Greg McCrae | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 8.00 | 27.00 |
| 24 | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11.00 | 36.00 |
| 25 | Cordarrian Richardson | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 1 | 12.00 | 35.00 |
| 26 | Kayce Medlock | SMU | FR | RB | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 16.00 |
| 27 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Hussein Howe | ECU | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 29 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 0 | 12.00 | 19.00 |
| 30 | D'Ernest Johnson | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 13.00 | 15.00 |
| 31 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.